1954 VFL Round 5: Footscray v North Melbourne
This is the match report for the match played on 15 May 1954 between Footscray and North Melbourne during round 5 of the 1954 VFL season.
Footscray hosted North Melbourne at Western Oval.
Charlie Sutton captained the hosts with Wally Donald as vice-captain.
Gerald Marchesi captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Charlie Sutton and the visitors were coached by Jock McCorkell.
Footscray
C. Sutton (capt.), W. Donald (vice-capt.), P. Box, D. Bryden, B. Collins, J. Collins, R. Duffy, A. Edwards, J. Gallagher, B. Gilmore, H. Henderson, I. Letcher, A. Martin, R. McCarthy, D. Reynolds, D. Ross, H. Stevens, N. Thompson, A. Trusler, T. Whitten
North Melbourne
G. Marchesi (capt.), A. Aylett, J. Brady, B. Brooker, N. Doolan, K. Dynon, K. Easton, M. Grambeau, P. Hamilton, P. Johnson, P. Kelly, V. Lawrence, J. Lineen, B. Martyn, K. McMahon, J. O'Halloran, E. Parkes, J. Reeves, J. Spencer, L. Templar
Footscray (11.7.73) defeated North Melbourne (5.5.35).
Goalkickers
Footscray: J. Collins (6), P. Box (2), B. Gilmore, H. Stevens, A. Trusler
North Melbourne: N. Doolan, G. Marchesi, B. Martyn, J. O'Halloran, J. Spencer
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 3rd on the ladder (up from 5th) and North Melbourne remained 2nd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1954 VFL Season
Round:
Round 5
Teams:
Footscray
v
North Melbourne
Date:
Saturday 15 May 1954
Time:
2:15 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
25,500
Match Results
Outcome:
Footscray
def.
North Melbourne
Score:
11.7.73 - 5.5.35
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 3 | . | 2 | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 11 | . | 7 | (73) |
| North Melbourne | 1 | . | 3 | 1 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 4 | 5 | . | 5 | 5 | . | 5 | (35) |
| Margin | FOOT by 11 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 24 | FOOT by 38 | FOOT by 38 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Jock McCorkell
(North Melbourne)
Captains:
Charlie Sutton
(Footscray),
Gerald Marchesi
(North Melbourne)
Vice-Captains:
Wally Donald
(Footscray),
unknown
(North Melbourne)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
W. Roach
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Box, Peter | ? | ? | 2 | ? |
| 18 | Bryden, Dave | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Collins, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 2 | Collins, Jack | ? | ? | 6 | ? |
| 22 | Donald, Wally (vc) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Duffy, Roger | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Edwards, Arthur | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 24 | Gallagher, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 34 | Gilmore, Brian | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 25 | Henderson, Herb | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Letcher, Ian | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Martin, Alan | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 33 | McCarthy, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Reynolds, Doug | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Ross, Don | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Stevens, Harvey | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 6 | Sutton, Charlie (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Thompson, Norm | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 35 | Trusler, Alan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 3 | Whitten, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 11 | 7 | |||
North Melbourne
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Aylett, Allen | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | Brady, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Brooker, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Doolan, Neil | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 2 | Dynon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 30 | Easton, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Grambeau, Mick | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hamilton, Peter | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Johnson, Percy | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 22 | Kelly, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Lawrence, Vic | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 25 | Lineen, Jock | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 3 | Marchesi, Gerald (c) | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 31 | Martyn, Bryan | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 21 | McMahon, Kevin | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 5 | O'Halloran, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 29 | Parkes, Eric | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Reeves, John | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Spencer, Jock | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 24 | Templar, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (20 players) | 5 | 5 | |||